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166th: Sonic & Knuckles - Mushroom Hill Zone Act 2
Composer: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Sachio Ogawa, Masanori Hikichi
Score: 43/100 (5.9), Sonic & Knuckles (11/12)

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The mushrooms were given more shroom juice and now fart at me more angrily. Unlike some other songs that will come up later where the differences between Act 1 and Act 2 (or other versions in the case of originals/Mania Act 1s) are not enough for me to think about the songs as seperate entities that much, I think this Act 2 is significantly improved over the Act 1. All it takes is the busier percussion and small added flourishes here to make it much more fun to listen to. I still... don't particularly care for what the whole composition has to offer anyway... but I actually wouldn't mind listening to this version.

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165th: Sonic Chaos - Electric Egg Zone
Composer: Kojiro Mikusa, Masayuki Nagao
Score: 43/100 (5.9), Sonic Chaos (8/8)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62z1fIXiNB0" data-time="

This one starts off with this cool kinda jazzy vibe, but the melody quickly turns into something I don't really care about at all. The backing is just kinda there but when it returns to more of the flourish-y quips and stuff it's cool again. Especially 0:59 until the loop. Even the parts I do kinda like just repeat and make the song lose its flair pretty fast though, which is unfortunate.

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164th: Knuckles' Chaotix - Take A Nap (Introduction Zone)
Composer: Mariko Nanba
Score: 43/100 (5.9), Knuckles' Chaotix (8/8)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOLs2diRUtQ" data-time="

Cool little reggae-esque tune that does indeed fit a very small introduction area in a tropical setting. It's just that though; an introduction. It doesn't go anywhere or do anything, so its worth is just from be cool FM reggae. Yup.

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163rd: Sonic the Hedgehog - Spring Yard Zone
Composer: Masato Nakamura
Score: 44/100 (5.9), Sonic the Hedgehog (5/7)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq40xcLyyjQ" data-time="

Another short tune with a pretty cool, rather unique vibe. A number of problem set this back pretty far for me though unfortunately... the first half has that really annoying droning held synth that is way, way too loud, and the back half is just kinda boring. The cool sounds are brought down a bit too much by being assigned to a composition I don't care for.